The "BRICS card" came in handy for India to moderate China's initially adamant and belligerent stance that threatened "annihilation" of the Indian Army.

A Chinese expert on North Korea with the Renmin University in Beijing said North Korea deliberately chose to conduct the test on Sunday in a bid to "damage the atmosphere" at the BRICS summit.

India's four Northeastern states share 1,600 km-long border with Myanmar and both the countries have shared traditional ties of kinship. The visit is important as India's eastern neighbour is a vital part of its Act East and neighbourhood first policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for China to attend the 9th BRICS Summit in Xiamen.

Modi and Xi are expected to meet on Tuesday, almost a week after the two countries announced resolution of the 73- day-long Dokalam standoff.According to officials, the two leaders are scheduled to hold a meeting on September 5 on the sidelines of the 9th Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) Summit.

The second "golden decade" of BRICS, when we could see new member countries getting admitted, will further demonstrate how China cannot impose its will on a pluralistic and multipolar world.

While China and Egypt have been cooperating on the construction of infrastructure projects, Egypt's ambassador to China says the country is looking forward to selling more products on the Chinese market.

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"We will also interact with the BRICS Business Council represented by captains of industry from all five countries".

According to the VEB first deputy chairman, the bank has been seriously considering cooperation with India in the pharmaceutical field.

India is in a stronger position to raise the issue because US President Donald Trump recently accused Pakistan of sheltering terrorists and threatened to withdraw financial aid if Islamabad refused to mend its ways.

There has been substantive progress achieved since South Africa joined Brazil, Russia, India and China to form the bloc in 2011.

Ahead of the prime minister's visit, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar had said it is a common practice to have such meetings on the sidelines of multilateral forums when asked if there will be a bilateral between Modi and Xi.

During the visit, the PM is expected to pay a visit to the famed heritage city of Bagan, where the Archaeological Survey of India has done stellar work on renovating the Ananda Temple, and where it will be undertaking further restoration work on a number of pagodas and murals that were damaged in last year's quake.

Modi had visited Myanmar's capital Nay Pyi Taw in November 2014 to attend the ASEAN summit.

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In reality, he should have escaped the inning without an earned run, if not for some poor defence from the Blue Jays in the sixth. Davis singled with one out in the eighth against Ryan Tepera, stole second and took third on the pitcher's errant pickoff throw.

The growth missed expectations, as analysts had expected the economists would report approximately 200,000 new jobs in August. In August, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 4 cents to $22.12.

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